LA 20, feat. Sean Thomas, Crystal Duan and Mike Beck (18)

Undeterred by coronavirus, millions of Americans took their anger to the streets all across the country. With riot gear and tear gas in their path, they marched to challenge systemic racism and those in support of it (the president included). The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many of our black brothers and sisters have not gone unnoticed and we stand with all those who have taken to the streets. Los Angeles began to see rioting not seen since the 1992 riots, and pressure from lawmakers and law enforcement increase. Since then, we have seen larger, peaceful protests across the southland.

To talk about their experience covering the protests or standing among those who call for change, we were joined by freelance journalist Sean Thomas out of DTLA, freelance journalist and astrologist Crystal Duan and laborer/demonstrator Mike Beck.

For the listeners who want to help out, Sebastian has an itemized document you can download or purchase called "Read Their Names." While you can freely download it as an ebook, you can also purchase a physical copy; all royalties will go to the Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=QATpDwAAQBAJ&rdid=book-QATpDwAAQBAJ&rdot=1&source=gbs_vpt_read&pcampaignid=books_booksearch_viewport

Social media:

Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

Sebastian Schug: @dr_sebby (Twitter) and @drsebby (Instagram)

Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

Sean Thomas: @seanpaulthomas (Twitter) and @sptjourno1 (Instagram)

Crystal Duan: @crystalxduan (Instagram)

Mike Beck: @materiaa354 (Instagram)

Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

"Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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